Events

AKC (NADD) DOCK DIVING COMPETITIONS

On Friday Sept. 8, you may set up between 3 and 6 p.m. The area in front of the pool will be used for loading and unloading only. Please do not park there.

PRE-COMPETITION PRACTICE

On the Friday before the Dock Diving Competition the pool will be open for practice from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Cost is $10 per dog.

On Saturday and Sunday the pool will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.

FOOD TRUCK There will be a food truck here both days selling breakfast and lunch items.

Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017 (QUALIFIER EVENT)

Grounds open at 7:00 a.m.

9:30 a.m. Splash 1

11:00 a.m. Splash 2

Judges break noon to 1:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m. Splash 3

2:30 p.m. Splash 4

4:00 p.m. Air Retrieve

Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017 (QUALIFIER EVENT)

Grounds open at 7:00 a.m.

9:30 a.m. Splash 5

11:00 a.m. Splash 6

Judges break noon to 1:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m. Splash 7

2:30 p.m. Splash 8

4:00 p.m. Air Retrieve

GROUND RULES / INFO at Animal Watchers’ Amazing Canines facility:

WHEN ENTERING OUR DRIVEWAY PLEASE LOOK IN YOUR REAR VIEW MIRROR AND TURN ON YOUR LEFT TURN SIGNALBEFORE TURNING.THE SPEED LIMIT CHANGES TO 65 MPH ALMOST RIGHT ACROSS FROM OUR DRIVEWAY AND SOME DRIVERS MIGHT TRY TO PASS YOU.

PLEASE DRIVE SLOWLY ON OUR DRIVEWAYand be on the lookout for people or dogs.

ALL DOGS MUST BE ON LEASH ON OUR PROPERTY. Our property around the pool is not completely fenced in.

The driveway gate is automatic/electric. The code is written on the punch key box. It is 1, 2, 3, 4. You will have 45 seconds to get through the gate before it automatically closes behind you. If you are driving an RV or something large, the gate will sense that a vehicle is there and will not close on you. When exiting the property the gate will open towards you automatically, you do not need a code. However if it does not open there is a remote control in the red box on your left that will open it.

Parking. DO NOT PARK IN FRONT OF THE DOG KENNEL BUILDING. Please park in a logical manner. If there is a car already parked, park next to it, do not start a new row or leave half a car space between you and the next car. We will have a designated load/unload area by the entrance to the pool area. Most parking will be about 150 ft away from the entrance to the pool area.

The ground is dirt, so you might want to bring a mat with you to keep your dog clean.

The grounds around the pool (12 acres) are not completely fenced in. The pool itself is completely fenced. The agility field is also completely fenced in. Please secure any gate that you use.

GROUNDS ARE OPEN

Day Before Event: 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Practice in pool is $10 per dog.

Day of Event: 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Pool practice is from 8:30 to 9:15 a.m.

RVs: We do have some room for dry camping RV parking.
DRY CAMPING FEE: $15 a night. Reservations for RV parking will have to be made with Mary at mary@animalwatchers.com. Please include your full name, address, cell number, how many dogs you are bringing, length of RV, if you are also bringing a car, and for what nights you are staying.

QUAIL RIDGE RV RESORT 520-456-9301, 2207 N Yucca Dr, Huachuca City, AZ 85616.Unfortunately, this RV Park does not allow Pitt Bulls.
This RV facility is less than a half-mile from our facility. You could possibly walk to our facility after you have set up. They have great low prices of around $15 per night which includes electric, water and sewage. Please tell them you are attending the dog event at Animal Watchers.

R.V. CityIs within 3 miles of here. They sell RVs, but also have a repair shop and sell RV parts.

Vet on Call: (TBA)

Usually New Frontier Animal Medical Center, 2045 Paseo San Luis, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635 (520) 459-0433. Dial 1 for Emergency, answering service will get you in contact with the doctor on call. From Amazing Canines, turn right onto Hwy 82, then right at the first traffic light onto Hwy 90. Stay on 90, you will go past a gate to Ft. Huachuca on your right. Do not turn left onto the Hwy 90 By-Pass, keep going straight. When you past the second entrance to Ft. Huachuca, Hwy 90 becomes Buffalo Soldier Road. Continue to Avenida Cochise (on your left by a Gas City, and a motorcycle shop). Turn left onto Avenida Cochise. Continue until you pass Home Depot on your right, the next major street is Hwy 92, cross over 92, the second street on your right is Paseo San Luis, turn right onto it. New Frontier will be about the second block, on the left, across from ReMax.

Directions to Animal Watchers from the Intersection of Hwy 82 and 90 (traffic light).

From the traffic light at 90 and 82, turn towards Nogales/Sonoita, DO NOT HEAD TOWARDS TOMBSTONE. From Sierra Vista this would be a left turn onto 82, from I-10 it would be a right turn onto 82. Go approximately 1/2 mile, we will be on the left. We are close to Mile Marker 51. You can see the roof of our training arena from the time you turn onto 82. The sign will say Animal Watchers. The numbers 440 are on a white mail box. There is also a wooden dog painted bright yellow next to our mail box.

.SHADE: You should bring a chair, and a dog crate with you. You may crate under our covered agility ring. It is much cooler there than under a canopy, but you can’t see the pool from there. It is about 300 ft from the pool (1-2 minute walk). We will have communication between the pool and crating area so you will know when each splash begins. If you want to set up close to the pool you will need a canopy.

Pet-friendly hotels. Please confirm their pet policy including how many pets allowed, before you make your reservation.

Benson is a smaller town about a 20 minute drive north of our facility. Fast food is within walking distance, restaurants are within a 5 minute drive.

Special price of $70 plus tax per night with no pet fee, for a king bed or two queen beds. Includes breakfast (waffles, scrambled eggs, sausage, and the usual cereal, muffins, etc.), microwave/refrigerator. Must tell them you are with Amazing Canines dock diving to get this rate. This is a very nice hotel, beds are great, rooms are spacious, and there is a nice large area of grass to potty your dogs. I have received many comments about how much people enjoyed this hotel, and that the internet service was great.

Sierra Vista is a larger town about a 20-minute drive south of our facility, has movie theaters, lots of restaurants, stores, gas stations, etc..

You may email Mary Watcher at mary@animalwatchers.com with any questions you have.

AGILITY RUN THROUGHS

None scheduled at this time.

Cost: $5 per run, or 4 runs for $15 (2 Jumpers and 2 standard runs)

Facility Opens: 8:00 a.m.

First Dog on line at 9:00 a.m. (We are normally finished by noon)

Our courses are normally nested AKC Masters and Novice level. We run Jumpers with Weaves first since it is not under cover, then we run Standard which is covered/shaded. We provide a shaded crating area for you. Our temperatures are normally 10-15 degrees cooler than Tucson in the summer, and our cover provides an even greater cooling effect. If you prefer to bring your own EZ-Up/shade we have plenty of room to set up around the rings.

You may use your run to do or practice whatever you wish. You may run the course, parts of it, practice start line stays, practice contacts, etc. You may use treats, toys and training devices.

We provide a kid’s plastic wading pool and hose for the dogs (during summer months).

For dogs that know how to swim, you may use our dock-diving pool for the discounted rate of $8 per dog.

PLEASE PRE-REGISTER.

Pre-registering will help our run-thru run timely and efficiently for everyone.

You can use the class registration form found on our website or mail your check (made payable to Animal Watchers) along with your name, email address, phone number, dog’s name, breed, and whether Novice or Excellent level along with jump height to Animal Watchers, 440 W. Hwy 82, Huachuca City, AZ 85616.

If you have any questions, please feel free to call Mary at 520-456-9020 or email mary@animalwatchers.com